Sure I am an independent, yet sometimes I give advice, well
sort of.
First I am writing this in the city of man blog. If you do
not know why I am referencing this there is a second blog on the Substack
version of this blog that has that answer. Otherwise this is just some thoughts
headed into the midterms which are still much further away than the Democrats
would like them to be if they really paid attention.
And yes many Democrats are going what?!?!?!?!?!
And yes Trump is falling faster than a lead weight attached
to another lead weight and a couple of feathers, but that isn’t the issue right
now.
I wrote previously that the Republicans in general need to
have a post Trump plan. I haven’t seen that yet, but they got their advice.
The issue will be the economy and the Democrats cannot come
out and say Trump screwed up the economy no matter how horrendous or not it is
in November. They need to have a rational economic plan that sounds like it is
a unified Democratic plan. And it cannot sound socialist or anything too far
leftist. Why?
I have said this too many times, yet Democrats really want
this to be false. This country is still closer to the center right than the
left or barely the center left. Democrats tell me the country is closer to the
left. I listen patiently and quietly as they say these arguments. And then I
also hear them say they have no idea why people would vote for Trump other than
him conning them.
And then they just do not hear, most people care about the
economy and the best answer politically is center right ideas. People want to
be rich or at least successful. They do not want their lives defined by “a
state”. Sure people will accept the government helping people, it has become
part of the political dialogue. Yet to say the state should be in charge of our
lives, will send people in this country running.
There may be about 20% of this country and they are a loud
20% who do believe in a stronger socialist agenda, yet even many of them would
draw the line at a complete state run economy. So anything that sounds close to
that or sounds too much reliance on the government will chase away the majority
right now even though tired of Trump.
Sure the Democrats can blame Republicans for some of the
country’s current travails, but if they chirp away saying all Republicans are
bad and then do not offer a rational alternative they may keep people at home.
Which leaves open a strong showing by Trump supporters (and right now they are
still supporting him) going to the polls and electing who he wants. It is not
probable, but very possible if the Democrats chase people away. And the Democrats
have a history of doing just that. Don’t believe me then explain to me why
Donald Trump won in 2016 and 2024. He didn’t win an outright majority in 2016,
but won because the Democrats shut themselves out of the infamous old blue wall
or the three to five states from Michigan to Ohio to Pennsylvania.
The Democrats, the party of the working man was snubbed by
the working man and has been ever since more or less. Yes the working class
should still want the Democrats in power if the Democrat traditional platform
existed. It doesn’t anymore. It moved too far left, created a woke culture,
which in of itself isn’t the deal breaker, it was the way it was presented to
America. Elite Democrats got on their high horse and told everyone how horrible
they were if they didn’t go along with what they were told to believe. This
caused enough people to run to Trump. If you keep talking down to people, they stop
listening much less supporting you. Simple as that, yet Democrats do not want
to hear that because it takes away their supposed leadership role.
It is good some Democrats are coming out against the old
guard. This needed to be done 15 years ago. Instead Obama caved too much to the
vanguard of the party and let Hillary set the party back at least ten years.
Well now they can climb out of this morass if they start singing a whole new
song. They can still be a liberal party. They just need to realize they aren’t
dragging this country to the left at the moment and rethink their messaging to
show they can generate sound economic policy without taking away everything. It
is more of a thin rope to walk than the Democrats usually attempt. Yet if they
want to win the mid terms then in 2028 they better have a very respectful open
the big tent kind of mentality and actually have policy that attracts people to
that tent.
They start being partisan or elitist and lecturing, they
could flub the midterms spectacularly.
Also like mentioned above November is not next month. Much can happen
between now and then to give the Republicans some footing to distance from
Trump and keep an economic policy that doesn’t scare people.
Now for my real feelings. Both parties still are failing
this country. The partisanship anger and hate needs to go. We need new leaders
and new parties. Yet for now the Democrats have a chance of keeping the duopoly
alive if they make some major changes to their messaging and hopefully their actual
policy.
Cheers
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